Darning-last.



. No. 705,484. Patented July 22, I902.

m. a. .TILNEY.

DARNING LAST.

Applicntion filed. Apr. 24, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES i P T NT OFFICE.

MARY GARNER TILNEY, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

DARNlNG-LAST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,484, dated July 22, 1902.

Application filed April 24, 1902.

proved Darning-Last, of which the following.

is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in lasts for holding stockings 'or the like while darning, the object being to provide a device of this character of simple construction and by means of which the portion of the stocking to be darned may be held yieldingly or rigidly by a solid base, as may be desired.

I will describe a darning-last embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of a darninglast embodying my invention, showing the last and holding-frame separated. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the parts to gether, and Fig.3 is a section on the line 00 0c of Fig. 2. I

The darning-last 1 is made cup-shaped and has a substantially ovate contour. At the upper edgeof the last a shoulder 2 is formed, so that the stockingmaterial maybe clamped thereon by means of a wire frame 3, designed to engage around the reduced upper portion of the last, as clearly shown in Fig; 2. This frame 3 is provided With'a handle 4, which is preferablymade tubular to receive darning-needles or the like, and the opening may be closed by a cap 5. material, is secured at one end to a loop 7 at one side of the frame-3, and the said'strap at its free end is provided with a hook 8 for engaging a loop '9 on the opposite side of the frame.

In operation the last is to be placed in the stocking or the like with the part to be darned over the opening ofthe last. Then the frame A strap 6, of flexiblev 3 is to be placed in position and the strap 6 drawn around the outer side of the stocking and engaged with the loop 9. The stocking 'when in such position Will yield or bend into the cup-like last; but if such yielding motion is not desired a rigid base, .consisting of a cover 10, may be engaged with the last, as indicated in Figs. :1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newanddesire to secure by'Letters Patent- 1. A cup-shaped darning-last, a frame for holding the material to be darned'lthereon and aremovable cover for the last,'substan tially as specified.

2.- A cup-shaped darning-last substantially ovate in contour, a clamping-frame for engagingtherewith, and a holding-strap at Eached to the'frame, substantially as speci- 3. A cup-shaped darning-last having a shoulder at its upper portion, a frame adapted to engage around the last over said shoulder, a flexible strap attached at one end tothe frame,'and a hook onthe other end ofthe strap for engaging with theframe, SllbSliEtD* tially as specified, I i

4; A cup-shaped darninglastqhaving a shoulder at its upper portion, a frame for engaging around the last over said shoulder, a holding-strap attached to said frame, and a cover for the last, substantially as specified.

5. A cupshaped darning-last having a shoulder at its upper portion, a frame for engaging around the last over said shoulder, a tubular handle for said frame, a removable cap on the end of the handle, and a holdingstrap attached to the frame, substantially as specified."

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

V "MARY- GARNER TILNEY.

Witnesses: i r l ESTELLE J ORALEMON, J. F. BERs'rEcHER; 

